Comptonia peregrina

Comptonia peregrina, Huron Shores, Ontario, Canada

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Myricaceae
Genus: Comptonia
Species: Comptonia peregrina

Name

Comptonia peregrina (L.) J.M.Coult., Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 127. 1894.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Liquidambar peregrina L., Sp. Pl. 2: 999. 1753.
• Homotypic
  • Myrica peregrina (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 638. 1891.
• Heterotypic
  • Myrica aspleniifolia L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1024. 1753.
    • Liquidambar asplenifolia (L.) L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2: 1418. 1762.
    • Comptonia aspleniifolia (L.) L'Hér. in W.Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 334. 1789.
    • Comptonia peregrina var. aspleniifolia (L.) Fernald, Rhodora 40: 410. 1938.
  • Comptonia ceterach Mirb. in H.L.Duhamel du Monceau, Traité Arbr. Arbust., nouv. ed., 2: t. 11. 1804.
  • Comptonia peregrina var. tomentosa A.Chev., Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Math. Cherbourg 32: 196. 1901.
    • Myrica aspleniifolia var. tomentosa (A.Chev.) Gleason, Phytologia 4: 23. 1952.
  • Myrica comptonia C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 151. 1864.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec. Regional: North-central U.S.A. Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• J.M.Coult., 1894. Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 127.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Comptonia peregrina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct 4. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Comptonia peregrina. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct 4. Reference page. 
• USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Comptonia peregrina in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

čeština: Postopčák cizí
dansk: Almindelig bregnepors
Deutsch: Farnmyrte
English: Sweetfern
suomi: Tuoksumyrtti
français: Comptonie voyageuse
hrvatski: Komptonija
polski: Komptonia amerykańska
русский: Комптония
српски / srpski: Slatka paprat
中文: 香蕨

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